The 1966 Indianapolis 500 was the 50th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 30 May 1966. Mario Andretti started on pole position and Graham Hill was the race winner.
1966 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Graham Hill | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 15 | 200 | 3:27:52.53 | 10 | Running | 144.317 | $156,297 |
| 2 | 19 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 2 | 200 | +41.13 | 66 | Running | 143.843 | $76,992 |
| 3 | 3 | Jim McElreath | Brabham | Ford | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 143.742 | $42,586 | |
| 4 | 72 | Gordon Johncock | Gerhardt | Ford | Firestone | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | 143.084 | $26,381 | |
| 5 | 94 | Mel Kenyon | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 198 | 0 | Running | $21,987 | ||
| 6 | 43 | Jackie Stewart | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 11 | 190 | 40 | Oil pressure | $25,767 | ||
| 7 | 54 | Eddie Johnson | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 29 | 175 | 0 | Stalled | $17,615 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Bobby Unser | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 28 | 171 | 0 | Running | $16,562 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Joe Leonard | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 20 | 170 | 0 | Stalled | $15,822 | ||
| 10 | 88 | Jerry Grant | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 10 | 167 | 0 | Running | $15,055 | ||
| 11 | 14 | Lloyd Ruby | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 5 | 166 | 68 | Cam | $24,926 | ||
| 12 | 18 | Al Unser | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 23 | 161 | 0 | Accident | $14,965 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Roger McCluskey | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 21 | 129 | 0 | Oil leak | $13,123 | ||
| 14 | 98 | Parnelli Jones | Shrike | Offenhauser | Firestone | 4 | 87 | 0 | Wheel bearing | $13,462 | ||
| 15 | 26 | Rodger Ward | Lola | Offenhauser | Firestone | 13 | 74 | 0 | Handling | $11,857 | ||
| 16 | 77 | Carl Williams | Gerhardt | Ford | Firestone | 25 | 38 | 0 | Valve, oil | $12,171 | ||
| 17 | 56 | Jim Hurtubise | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 22 | 29 | 0 | Oil | $11,604 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Brawner | Ford | Firestone | 1 | 27 | 16 | Valve | $25,121 | ||
| 19 | 82 | George Snider | Coyote | Ford | Firestone | 3 | 22 | 0 | Accident | $12,075 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Chuck Hulse | Watson | Ford | Firestone | 8 | 22 | 0 | Accident | $10,463 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Bud Tingelstad | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 27 | 16 | 0 | Overheating | $10,470 | ||
| 22 | 28 | Johnny Boyd | B.R.P. | Ford | Firestone | 14 | 5 | 0 | Accident | $9,896 | ||
| 23 | 4 | Don Branson | Gerhardt | Ford | Firestone | 9 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,791 | ||
| 24 | 27 | Billy Foster | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 12 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,554 | ||
| 25 | 53 | Gary Congdon | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 16 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,386 | ||
| 26 | 2 | A.J. Foyt | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 18 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $10,887 | ||
| 27 | 31 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | Ford | Firestone | 19 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,806 | ||
| 28 | 66 | Cale Yarborough | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 24 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,794 | ||
| 29 | 37 | Arnie Knepper | Cecil | Ford | Firestone | 26 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,301 | ||
| 30 | 75 | Al Miller (Krulac) | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 30 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $8,876 | ||
| 31 | 39 | Bobby Grim | Watson | Offenhauser | Firestone | 31 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $8,720 | ||
| 32 | 34 | Larry Dickson | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 32 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,933 | ||
| 33 | 96 | Ronnie Duman | Eisert | Ford | Firestone | 33 | 0 | 0 | Accident | $9,564 |